Real Life: "Send Me An Angel" (1983)

"Send Me an Angel" is a 1983 song by Real Life. Initially released on Real Life's debut album Heartland, it is the band's most known song. This version originally peaked in early 1984 in the US at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The song's biggest chart success, however, was in 1989, where an updated version entitled "Send Me An Angel '89" surpassed the original version from 1983. "Send Me An Angel '89" reached a peak of #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the summer of 1989 in the US. Both versions are very similar; the '89 version is missing the louder "claps" in the chorus.

The song is about a man who asks himself whether he finds true love.


- Lyrics:

Do you believe in heaven above
do you believe in love.
Don't tell a lie
don't be false or untrue
it all comes back to you.
Open fire on my burning heart
I've never been lucky in love.
My defences are down a kiss or a frown
I can't sunrive on my own.
If a girl walks in and carves her name in my heart
I'll turn and run away.
Everyday we've all been led astray
it's hard to be lucky in love.
It gets in your eyes
it's making you cry

Don't know what to do
don't know what to do.
You're looking for love calling heaven above.
Send me an angel
send me an angel
right now
right now.
Send me an angel
send me an angel
right now
right now.
Empty dreams can only disappoint in a room behind your smile.
But don't give up
don't give up
you can be lucky in love.
It gets in your eyes
it's making you cry
. ..
Send me an angel
send me an angel
right now
right now.
Send me an angel
send me an angel
right now
right now
right now..